Cally: BR wants Shanks spirit back
Anfield great Ian Callaghan has praised Brendan Rodgers for trying to recreate the Boot Room spirit at Anfield.
Cally is Liverpool's 857-match appearance record holder and featured through much of the Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley eras.
He remains a frequent visitor to Anfield and likes what he sees from the Rodgers project.
"I had the privilege of playing for two of the greatest managers football has ever seen in Shanks and Bob," declares Callaghan, who made a unique journey with Liverpool from the old Second Division to the club's first European Cup triumph in 1977.
"Shanks was without doubt the greatest motivator I've ever known. He had a way with words that was just inspiring. He could make you feel 10 feet tall. Bob, on the other hand, was a fantastic tactician and had an uncanny ability to spot weaknesses in the opposition for us to exploit.
"Shanks and Bob laid down the process of continuity at Anfield which saw men like Joe Fagan and Roy Evans emerge from the Boot Room to become manager, as did former teammates of mine Kenny Dalglish and Graeme Souness.
"I think current manager Brendan Rodgers is trying to rekindle the old spirit of the club in the modern era."
Callaghan and Ian St John join author and broadcaster John Keith at Newtownabbey's Theatre at the Mill in Northern Ireland on Thursday, June 6.
Tickets (£15 with £13 concessions) are available from the Theatre at the Mill box office either in person or by calling 028 9034 0202, and online at www.theatreatthemill.com.